Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-18
"Nr. Cartoons Surprise"

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Having in lind The stetSrneal m de IN the columns
Q. a aalse daily 10 the Eff taAt Mr.. Hanley d
Augusta had approached ksnbsbec's county attor
Rev and adTised him 70 LEI up The h4aor selling
eisrnraf for CHILE az nt4 couYse loosisz votes
Tor the parry yoBr e9rresp 5udent called yesterday
a. Mr. 4ristou's ofa ~ In Slat8rop' and asked him
II there Wa any rata in the above ststsmSni-
Mr. Caretoa's aarprise a. the question pat 20 hin
zas gsaaiae and he aske4, ibid that statement
acp~as Ia prints Belng a.sur.d as to this point. be
aid; 81 have nothing u IL ard have nothing
10 cav exeept hat " i false In every particular
ar Hzn.ey nvyrr D ke 70 ca the subject. with
the exception II -f~nng TIE bis computation a
my sgcssss In soaring Convictions IN large nam
Der Of IldgoY casss."
The above, unde. the heading Of "A
Tremend u. Blow Dealt at the Traffic 10
Name" appears in the Lesiston Journal Of
.a.t week. NJ one eau prove that Joe Man
ley ever made any such talk, Of course. We
sonld like photograph Of Nr. Carleton as
ne appeared when he w&s so thoroughly
Jverwhelmed vita surprise When Nr
Carleton gets Gained down and has entirely
recovered from hi. remarkable surprise, viii
he cnnd-scend to inform US Why h. don't hun'
Tor Mexican pulque in tue city " HAiloseil
And tHeu se'll attempt to offer some proof
that County Attorney Carleton and joe
Marley did confer as 10 letting up on rum
pros. cufi5n, or sc will let tsylizht into some
tall iyinY.- henHe5ec Democrat
EDITOR JouRsAL-fhe above Wa. clipped
from this weeks issue Of the kennebec Dem
CORA, a marked copy Of which received 10
to-days mail. The editor of the Democrat
has been imposed upon evidently by some one,
for pronounce the statement utterly false,
that Mr.. Marley or any body else has ever
directly or Indirectly intimatrd wish even
for me to ''leG up on the liquor selling Gle
ment" have not seen Mr. Manley out
twice since last February; once in the pres
rnce Of W. II. White Esq of Lewiston, of
the firm Of FRYE, Cot n White and once
A week or two ago 10 Mr.. ChadbOurn's barrier
shop tn Augusta Mr. ManIey has not writ
ten snCh request and speak OF this because
desire 20 make lhis denial as broad as lam
guage can make IT,
Perhaps the present is good opportunity
10 correct an erroneous impression
that seems TO prevail TO a considerable
extent relative to the dates of County
Attorney W.. that it is the County Attorneys
lu.y 20 20 user the country huItlng up vio-
lte- ot he pruhIbltory law. This 10 10
part Of ms duty The statute makes it oh
ugstory upon him 10 summon before the
grand larry pnrsons whose names have been
furnished MIN by the iii r. aud before tins
body faithfully direct Inquiries into violations
Of INV, prosecute persons indicated and Sc
cure the prompt sentence Of convlcis The
County Attorney IA NOT police officer, his
llty Is IN Court. Ii IS to the various police
officers Of the country and TO the sheriff and
hia deputies that the people must look for The
enforcement OF the prohibtory law. If they
are direl, CT IN their duty, If they fail 10 fur
nlsh hs;s OF witnesses to County Attorneys.
# they fail to use the search and seizure
process, If thew close their eyes 10 violations
OF law, County Attorneys are powerless or
netrIy 50, to secure indictments. Happily
however, we IN kennebec County
have sheriff in tull sympathy with the pro
hbitury law, who is willing to do all he can
20 enforce il. But to the city marshals OF our
cities belong the duty, largely, OF closing the
rum shops therein. And when these officers
neglect to do their duty in the premises,
special constables should be appointed who
will attend to it. Let the law be enforced
without fear or favor. and then if the people
don't want it they will see to it at the proper
time that it is amended or repealed. The
people are whelmIngly in favor of its
enforcement; but whether they are
or not, it il the law, ami should bv all officers
charged with its execution, be impartially
l.. T. CARLETON.
Winthrop, July II, 1887.